In a heartfelt interview, veteran actress Shabana Azmi opened up about the personal struggles of infertility and her choice not to have biological children. She powerfully asserted that a woman’s value transcends motherhood, urging society to recognize self-fulfillment through professional achievements instead of societal norms.
Shabana Azmi recently engaged in a candid conversation where she talked about not having biological children. The veteran actress addressed how she tackled the emotional difficulty, which was due to infertility. Let’s learn more about it.
Shabana Azmi addresses infertility and not having biological kids
In an earlier interview with SCREEN, Shabana Azmi opened up about the emotional challenges she faced due to infertility. She said, “It’s tough coming to terms with the fact that you can’t bear children. Society makes you feel incomplete. You have to work hard to pull yourself out of that.”
The actress further emphasized that being a mother should not be the only identity of a woman. She said, “But your ultimate sense of self must come from your work. Women have to overcome patriarchal expectations.”
Shabana Azmi on how not being able to be a mother simplified certain aspects of her life
In an earlier appearance on Rendezvous with Simi Garewal in 2000, Shabana Azmi had talked about her acceptance and what followed that decision. The actress had revealed why she didn’t opt to adopt, saying, “I never wanted to adopt a child. No. Well, because I am very friendly with Javed’s kids, so that need was fulfilled.”She stated that her husband’s kids were grown up at that time, and she never had to worry about changing their “nappies” or the children getting infected by malaria. She had said, “They are bright children with whom I exchange ideas, and it’s wonderful to have them at this age, where they fight back with you, and you can see new ideas germinating in them as they are having a conversation with you. That’s an age group I like very much.”Shabana Azmi said that not being able to be a mother also simplified a lot of things in her life. She said that because of the same, she could give more time. She added, “because I think motherhood is very demanding.”
Work front
The actress was last seen in Karan Johar’s film ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani’. It was released in theaters on 2023.
